World’s Largest, Rarest Ocean Stingrays Spotted And Tagged In Mozambique
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- 08 Feb 2023
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For the first time in scientific history, the wild smalleye stingray has been located and tagged by researchers.
The smalleye species is known for being the world’s largest and rarest marine stingray — and was finally spotted in Mozambique.
National Geographic explorer and ray expert Andrea Marshall set out off the coast of the Bazaruto Archipelago in search of the rare stingray.
After weeks of looking, Marshall spotted a smalleye in some shallow water, National Geographic (NatGeo) reported.
She was able to dive in after it and touched it with a six-foot-long pole to extract a small skin sample from its underside. Read More…
